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Download full textMelton, Elizabeth Jane – 1993
This study evaluated the practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) on the reading comprehension and word recognition skills of 12 third and fourth grade students with learning disabilities. The intervention involved 10 minutes daily of SSR over a 6-month period in the context of 30 minutes daily of reading instruction from a learning support…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedCline, Ruth K. J.; Kretke, George L. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Although a junior high school sustained silent-reading program showed no effect on student reading achievement, significant differences on four reading attitudes between students in that school and students in schools without such a program were considered tangible evidence supporting continuation of the program. (JT)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedMinton, Marilyn Joy – Journal of Reading, 1980
Suggests reasons why a sustained silent-reading program failed to work at a San Diego high school. (JT)
Descriptors: Grade 9, Negative Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Reading Habits
